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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
PEPs & Sanctions
US State Dept Declares Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous
By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2020
The move puts at risk the special status under US law Hong Kong has enjoyed since 1992, jeopardising billions of dollars worth of trade and investment.
Structural Regulation
Australia Eases Disclosure Rules to Prevent Opportunistic Class Actions
By Editors | 27/05/2020
Heightened uncertainty amid the Covid-19 crisis exposes companies to the threat of opportunistic class actions if their earnings forecasts are found to be inaccurate.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China to Revise Central Bank Law This Year
By Editors | 27/05/2020
The revisions will likely expand the PBOC’s statutory responsibilities to include macro-prudential management, financial risk oversight, financial infrastructure and financial holding companies.
Trading & Investment
CORRECTED – HKEX to Launch New Derivatives Products
By Editors | 27/05/2020
Subject to regulatory approval, 37 new futures and options contracts based on MSCI Asia and emerging markets indices will be launched in Hong Kong.
Data Privacy
ACCC Launches Consumer Data Right Accreditation Platform
By Editors | 26/05/2020
The platform serves as a trusted environment where approved participants can share encrypted data, and provides a portal through which banks and fintechs can apply to be accredited.
Payments & Settlements
S. Korea Enhances PayInfo Service to Boost Consumer Convenience
By Editors | 25/05/2020
The updated system will allow account customers to switch their monthly automatic payments between first- and second-tier financial firms for handling.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Urges US to Avoid Politicising Securities Regulation
By Editors | 25/05/2020
The CSRC has responded to a US bill that could subject the 233 Chinese companies listed in the US to PCAOB oversight in their audits, or delisting for noncompliance.
Structural Regulation
Australia to Regulate Litigation Funders as AFS Licencees
By Editors | 25/05/2020
In three months, litigation funders will no longer be exempt from having to hold an AFS Licence and being categorised as managed investment schemes.
Structural Regulation
More Protectionist Regulatory Intervention on the Cards, Experts Warn
By Daniel Flatt | 25/05/2020
The raft of government measures designed to stave off corporate raiders is unlikely to abate soon, compliance practitioners say.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan Considers Establishing New Market for SMEs
By Editors | 25/05/2020
Only professional investors would be allowed to buy or sell shares on the new platform, which would be independent of Taiwan’s other fundraising markets.
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